Global Airlines
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| Founded | 13 July 2021 in London, England[1] |
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| Fleet size | 4 |
| Parent company | Holiday Swap[2] |
| Headquarters | London |
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| Website | www |
Global Airlines is a British startup airline aiming to begin operations from London to New York City and Los Angeles in spring 2024, using a fleet of four Airbus A380s. The company purchased its first aircraft in May 2023, and claims to be the first new Airbus A380 owner in eight years.[3] The company had initially proposed to operate its aircraft with five classes of service including a "Gamer class"[4] but later announced a more conventional three-class configuration with 450–470 seats.[5]
Global Airlines announced on 1 June 2023 that Richard Stephenson, former CEO of Aerotime[6] and communications director of the UK Civil Aviation Authority for 6 years, has been appointed as CCO and had been advising James Asquith since the previous summer.[7]
Global Airlines announced a supplier partnership for their refurbishment programme, which is set to commence on the airlines first aircraft in January 2024.[8]
Fleet
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||||
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| Airbus A380-800 | — | 4[9] | 471[10] | |||||||
| Total | — | 4 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "GLOBAL AIRLINES LTD - Overview". Companies House. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Beresneviciuss, Rytis (29 May 2023). "UK-based startup Global Airlines purchases an Airbus A380". AeroTime.
- ^ Lancefield, Neil (28 May 2023). "New UK-US airline buys first plane". The Independent.
- ^ Miller, Seth. "Global Airlines pitch deck delivers questionable claims, fuzzy financials in advance of A380 fleet launch". PaxEx.Aero. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Kaminski-Morrow, David (28 July 2023). "Prospective A380 start-up Global Airlines plans initial New York and Los Angeles routes". Flight Global.
- ^ "Former UK CAA Director, Richard Stephenson, appointed Chief Executive Officer of AeroTime HUB". aviasg.com.
- ^ "Richard Stephenson appointed as Global Airlines Board Director and Chief Commercial Officer". Aviator. 1 June 2023.
- ^ Saunders, Eddie (8 November 2023). "Global Airlines partners with JETMS on aircraft refurbishment and overhaul programme". Airline Ground Services. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Wirostko, Luke (1 July 2023). "Global Airlines To Acquire Three New Airbus A380s". aeroxplorer.com.
- ^ "The Global Fleet". www.globalairlines.com. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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